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| Date: | February 23, 2012 | | Contact Name: | Peter Winiecki | | Contact Phone: | 651-297-8077 | | Contact Email: | peter.winiecki@senate.mn | | For Immediate Release | |
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| MINNESOTA SENATE PASSES SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION BILL |
St. Paul --- Today the Minnesota Senate passed an important bill that amends current community notification laws. The bill closes a loophole in the community notification process when a high level sexual predator gets transferred into a half-way house in the community. The gap in the law was revealed during a House committee hearing last week.
Upon passage of the bill, Deputy Majority Leader Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen), the Chief Author of the bill, offered the following statement:
“Ensuring the safety of all Minnesota residents is a core, constitutional function of government and today the Senate agreed with the House and Governor Dayton that this is a serious matter that needed to be dealt with quickly. The public has the right to know when a high risk offender is transferred into the community and no political or bureaucratic process should ever get in the way. I am pleased that this bill passed with unanimous support.”
In a recent letter to House Republican Leadership, Governor Dayton indicated that he intends to support the measure and sign it into law.
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